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Kool & The Gang - Light of Worlds
FUNK | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | PNG | 385MB | 36:12
De-Lite 1974

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The band was hip to the previous record's success: "Rhyme-Tyme People" is hard funk much like "Hollywood Swinging," while "Higher Plane" sounds like Earth, Wind & Fire" at their nastiest. But most of the album is turned over to mellower fare that just isn't much fun: the soothing "Whiting H. & G"; the would-be uplifting title track, with what sounds like adults imitating a children's chorus; the much-sampled, synth-led instrumental "Summer Madness." Worst is the painfully sensitive love song "You Don't Have To Change," crooned by Alton Taylor. Mediocre but often enjoyable, with some lingering traces of jazz: "Street Corner Symphony" (based, like "Jungle Boogie," on a deliberate descending riff) incorporates a lengthy sax quote of "My Favorite Things." --David Bertrand Wilson, WARR.org

KOOL & THE GANG:
Khalis Bayyan - Bass, Keys, Tenor Sax, Vocals
Claydes Smith - Conductor, Guitar, Vibes
Kool Bell - Bass, Vocals
Ricky West - Piano
Otha Nash - Trombone, Trumpet
D.T. - Alto Sax
Spike Mickens - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Funky Brown - Percussion, Drums

TRACKLISTING:
1. Street Corner Symphony
2. Fruitman
3. Rhyme-Time People
4. Light Of Worlds
5. Whiting H. & G.
6. You Don't Have To Change
7. Higher Plane
8. Summer Madness
9. Here After

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Kool & The Gang - Love & Understanding
FUNK | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | PNG | 413MB | 41:24
De-Lite 1976

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Following on the heels of their 1975 smash Spirit of the Boogie, Kool & the Gang hit the road to tour the album and record new material. One tumultuous show, at London's Rainbow Theatre, became the core of Love & Understanding. Three live tracks, "Hollywood Swinging," "Summer Madness," and a dreamily mellow "Universal Sound," are all excellent reminders of just how good this band could sound when they found the vibe and had the funk firmly in hand. But as good as this stuff is, there are ominous glimmers among the goods, of musical moves the band were contemplating -- heard most markedly in the bland "Sugar" and "Do It Right Now." For, despite the sureness with which they were creating driving funk, they were also struggling with the oncoming disco explosion. That push-pull was duly reflected in the album. The studio tracks are the most uneven. At their best, they are dominated by the opening title track and its near-instrumental twin shadow "Come Together," which closes. Both songs are horn heavy, an insistent call for unity, love, and peace. The rest of the album is sandwiched between this jazzy cacophony but, despite the rocky moments, Love and Understanding remains a remarkable album, recorded at a time when the band was still reveling in the grip of pure funk, uncorrupted by the mainstream. ~ Amy Hanson, All Music Guide

KOOL & THE GANG:
Khalis Bayyan - Keys, Tenor Sax, Flute, Vocals
Kool Bell - Bass, Vocals
Funky George - Drums, Percussion
Spike Mickens - Trumpet
Claydes Smith - Guitar
D.T. Thomas - Alto Sax, Flute, Congas
Ricky West - Piano, Keys
Otha Nash - Trombone
Larry Gittens - Trumpet, Fluglehorn
Donald Boyce - Vocals
Tommorrow's Edition - Vocals
Something Sweet - Vocals
Amir Bayyan - Guitar

TRACKLISTING:
1. Love and Understanding
2. Sugar
3. Do It Right Now
4. Cosmic Energy
5. Hollywood Swinging [Live]
6. Summer Madness [Live]
7. Universal Sound [Live]
8. Come Together [Live]

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